The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-01
THE ISSUES STATED.


sion with any other political party whatever.
THE ISSUES STATED.
Senator Manderson Point. Out the Lines on
Which the Next Campaign Will BE Fought
Philadelphia Press.
s'Senator. what do you think of the chances
of the Republican passy in the campaign of
1888 -
81 think said the Senator deliberately,
shat we have every reason to look for success.
It is every where conceded that President Cleve-
land will be renominated by his party. The
convention which dominates the Republican
candidate will make its selection wisely
think there is no difference of opinion among
ton We will go into the campaign with plenty
of good issues. The Republicans have hand
full of trump cards while the Democrats have
What is that one. Senator2"
presidents Clevelands administration No
one denies that he has been good executive OF
ficer When that is said, however, all Is said.
The administration is entirely without policy
This will be shown clearly If We contrast 1t with
the administration of President Arthur. MI
Arthur was in fair way to improve our trade
and commerce with other nations to an extent
heretofore unknown in the country's history.
Ee was developing the American shipping inter
ests and taking steps to promote our trade with
Mexico and South America. President Cleve-
land WAS elected as his successor and he simply
fell back into the good old way of the fathers.
and to-day we find our shipping ENTERPRISE going
down and other nations monopolizing the com
merc0
geographical relations with other countries
show plainly We should control"
you consider that the Republicans will have
plenty of issues in the next campalgnT
s'Most undoubtedly. 1t has become the com
mon cry of late that there are no issues before
the country That is a great mistake. The
West perhaps. moro than you do here in the
East because you have here some Democrats
who are protectlonists In the West we do nof
have them. The Democrats there are free
traders out and out, and the Republicans pro
tectionists So. / say, the tariff ISSUE will be
great issue in this coming campaign
The Senator said there was another issue the
importance of which perhaps the East did not
realize SO fully the West 1t was the refusal
of the Democratic House to admit Ierritorles
which have long been qualified by population
and in other respects to admission q. States.
Take Dakota and Washington Territory as
examples said he. Dakota has q population
of between six and seven hundred thousand a
population large enough to enttle her to three or
four more Congressmen. Washington Terri
tory has q population q couple of hundred thou
sand less. Custom has been, heretofore. to ac-
NIT as a State any Territory that has a popua-
ton sufficient to entitle it to one Congressman.
Under that practice Dakota and Washington
Territory should have been admitted without
question at the last session of Congress- The
Senate passed the bills admitting them, but the
Democratic House defeated them. The Demo-
Gratis do not want them admitted because they
know that the electoral votes of both will De
given to the Republicans Montana IS anothe.
Territory that Is entitled to admission II
stands next to Washington Territory In the mat
ter of population"
Senator Henderson said the Senate would un-
doubtedly re-epact bills for the admission OF
these progressive Territories to statehood at tho
coming session, and would also likely pass bill
to admit Montana He is member OF the com
mittee on Territories, and may be supposed TO
know what he is talking abont.
'Thepeople of the East" said he, 'have no
conception of the feeling that exists in the West
over the refusal of tho Democratic House 10
admit these Territories / do not know how 10
will be in the East during the coming presiden-
r I-wNw ths nnff he
Democrats TO the lawful and just demands of tbs
people of Dakota and Washington Territory will
have an important influence in favor of the
Republican party in the West. The Democrats
stand on this question to-day Just as they did on
the question Of the admission of Kansas and
other anti slavery Territories in the abolition
period They oppose their admission solely
because they know the Territories are Repub-
lican, and not on the slightest pretense OK
Justice"
'sWhat other issue will enter into the can
vass?'
..Wen there is the failure of the Democratic
party to put in force the reciprocity treaty with
Mexico That treaty enacted during the
latter part of President Arthur's administration,
and was signed by him. 1t was most impor-
tant one for this country. The necessity for II
was apparent to all who knew the Importance OF
opening up trade between this country and Mex
leo. We have railroads running from the heart
of the West down through New Mexico, right
into the CITY of Mexico. Under the existing
state of things, if we ship iron or other COM
modities from this country to Mexico every
shipped exacts q duty from the shippers. There
lie the State of Sonora, and the State of Chhua-
hua. through both of which the shipments must
pass in order to reach the heart OF Mexico The
duties which have to be paid these states are so
heavy that there is profit in shipping goods
from this country to Mexico and the result is
that the iron which Mexico is using in the con-
structon of her railroads 10 brought from Ger
many.
Now this reciprocity treaty, which was
brought about largely through the influence OK
General Grant, who was very popular in Mexico,
did away with all tho duties levied on American
shipments by intervening Mexican States. Ii
| contained clause, which was somewhat ex-
ceptional in treaties however. to tine effect that
before the treaty stipulatons could 60 into force
some notifications should be made In our tariff
laws. The treaty adopted by the Senate
and signed by President Arthur. and everybody
familiar with its provisions looked forward TO an
| important development of trade between
| America and Mexico. The Democrats came into
| power, however, and have never done thing
/ to put the treaty into force. They have
| refused to modify the tariff laws under the gem
eral plea of indisposition to make e2tangllng al
| liauces with foreign powers. President Cleve-
land is Satisfied drop back into the footsteps
| of the fathers and be mere executive omcer
| without any policy. His plan was very good
forty and fifty ago, but it Is not calculated
| to meet the demands of this progressive country
in this growing age The collapse of our shipping
| interests the stagnation of our commerce. the
| persistent disincnation to do anything that
| will promote trade with peighboring countries,
| notably Mexico aud South America all snow ar
/ inter absence of the spirit of progressvenesa
| which. under Republican ADMINISTRATORS, made
this country what il was when President Arthur
| retired. The contrast will be strongly brought
| out In next years presidential campaign, ana l.
think every Republican will find we have plenty
| of issues"
some More "Reform."
| Washington Special.
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